Germany close to deal on nationalizing gas company Uniper
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Natural gas supplier Uniper says it’s in “final discussions” for Germany to nationalize the…
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Putin blasts US attempts to preserve global domination
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted what he described as the U.S. efforts to…
Continue Reading Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this…
Continue Reading Hungary appeals for time, as EU weighs hefty fund freeze
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary’s justice minister is urging her European Union partners to be “tolerant” after…
Continue Reading Sweden’s central bank hikes key interest rate by full point
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a huge full percentage point to combat the highest inflation…
Continue Reading Asia shares rise on US rally ahead of expected Fed rate hike
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, after Wall Street closed higher on a late buying spree following…
Continue Reading Energy crisis key to Italy’s election — but not conservation
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Giambarini Group’s plants in northern Italy must keep zinc baths that rustproof steel and iron…
Continue Reading Britain’s Truss doesn’t expect UK-US trade deal anytime soon
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Liz Truss has kicked off her first visit to the United States as Britain’s leader…
Continue Reading Australian miner Fortescue reveals $6.2 billion carbon plan
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced a $6.2 billion plan to…
Continue Reading Asian shares decline ahead of Fed decision on interest rates
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Wednesday as investors looked ahead to a widely expected interest…
Continue Reading Ad spending shows Dems hinging midterm hopes on abortion
By STEVE PEOPLES and AARON M. KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising…
Continue Reading Ad spending shows Dems hinging midterm hopes on abortion
By STEVE PEOPLES and AARON M. KESSLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are pumping an unprecedented amount of money into advertising…
Continue Reading S. Korea requests Interpol’s help in Terraform Labs probe
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue a fugitive alert for the founder…
Continue Reading Ukraine war thrusts German climate action into spotlight
By AYA BATRAWY AP Business Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Germany’s climate envoy says the country remains committed to phasing out coal as a…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat exec accused of biting man’s nose outside a game
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — An executive of a vegan food products company has been charged with felony battery and making a terroristic threat after…
Continue Reading After royal funeral, new UK leader Truss makes debut at UN
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss is heading straight from the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II to the…
Continue Reading Port operator faces $21M in damages over buyout dispute
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge says the company that privatized operations at Delaware’s port owes more than…
Continue Reading Parts shortage forces Ford to cut its 3Q earnings forecast
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A parts shortage that has thousands of Ford’s most-profitable vehicles sitting on lots waiting to be fully assembled has…
Continue Reading FAA rejects airline request to hire less-experienced pilots
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The federal government has turned down a request by a regional airline to hire pilots with half the flying…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 9/19/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street after swaying between small gains and losses much of the day as investors brace for another…
Continue Reading Purple Innovation, Kinross rise; AutoZone, Marathon Oil fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Purple Innovation, Kinross rise; AutoZone, Marathon Oil…
Continue Reading Stolen Grand Theft Auto footage dumped online in hack
NEW YORK (AP) — Video game producer Rockstar Games says early development footage from the next version of its popular title Grand Theft Auto was…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 62 cents to $85.73 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for November delivery rose 65…
Continue Reading JBS to pay $20 million in pork price-fixing settlement
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — JBS has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with consumers that accused the giant meat…
Continue Reading Ukraine warns of ‘nuclear terrorism’ after strike near plant
By KARL RITTER and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern…
Continue Reading Nuclear plant leak pressures German govt to decide extension
BERLIN (AP) — The operator of one of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations says it has detected a leak that will require the plant to…
Continue Reading Europe’s central bank to use climate scores as it buys bonds
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says it will give corporations climate scores before it buys their bonds and intends to…
Continue Reading ‘I didn’t want to miss it’: Royal funeral on global live TV
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — In movie theatres and pubs, on giant screens and smartphones, people watched and…
Continue Reading How to get a student loan refund if you paid during pandemic
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept…
Continue Reading OECD: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world’s poorest
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate…
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